package org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1ObjectIdentifier;
import org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive;
import org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1PrintableString;
import org.bouncycastle.util.encoders.Hex;

/**
 * It turns out that the number of standard ways the fields in a DN should be 
 * encoded into their ASN.1 counterparts is rapidly approaching the
 * number of machines on the internet. By default the X509Name class 
 * will produce UTF8Strings in line with the current recommendations (RFC 3280).
 * <p>
 * An example of an encoder look like below:
 *  
 * public class X509DirEntryConverter
 *     extends X509NameEntryConverter
 * {
 *     public ASN1Primitive getConvertedValue(
 *         ASN1ObjectIdentifier  oid,
 *         String               value)
 *     {
 *         if (str.length() != 0 &amp;&amp; str.charAt(0) == '#')
 *         {
 *             return convertHexEncoded(str, 1);
 *         }
 *         if (oid.equals(EmailAddress))
 *         {
 *             return new DERIA5String(str);
 *         }
 *         else if (canBePrintable(str))
 *         {
 *             return new DERPrintableString(str);
 *         }
 *         else if (canBeUTF8(str))
 *         {
 *             return new DERUTF8String(str);
 *         }
 *         else
 *         {
 *             return new DERBMPString(str);
 *         }
 *     }
 * }
 * </pre>
 */
public abstract class X509NameEntryConverter
{
    /**
     * Convert an inline encoded hex string rendition of an ASN.1
     * object back into its corresponding ASN.1 object.
     * 
     * @param str the hex encoded object
     * @param off the index at which the encoding starts
     * @return the decoded object
     */
    protected ASN1Primitive convertHexEncoded(
        String  str,
        int     off)
        throws IOException
    {
        return ASN1Primitive.fromByteArray(Hex.decodeStrict(str, off, str.length() - off));
    }

    /**
     * return true if the passed in String can be represented without
     * loss as a PrintableString, false otherwise.
     */
    protected boolean canBePrintable(
        String  str)
    {
        return ASN1PrintableString.isPrintableString(str);
    }
    
    /**
     * Convert the passed in String value into the appropriate ASN.1
     * encoded object.
     * 
     * @param oid the oid associated with the value in the DN.
     * @param value the value of the particular DN component.
     * @return the ASN.1 equivalent for the value.
     */
    public abstract ASN1Primitive getConvertedValue(ASN1ObjectIdentifier oid, String value);
}
